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Cloth, Paper, Stitch

The Cynthia Sears Artists’ Books Collection includes many examples of textile-based artworks. The include works made from cloth or books embellished with forms of stitching, embroidery, and mixed-media.

This group exhibition will include borrowed works as well as some commissioned to further expand BIMA’s collection in this area.

Medium: 
Fiber, Mixed Media, Other
Teri Greeves (Santa Fe, NM), "Indian Couture: Book of Dance and Dress", 2008, Accordion with brain-tanned deer hide, glass, silver and lead crystal beads, silk brocade, 9”h x 7.25”w x 2”d (closed), 41”w (open), unique
Tamar Stone (New York, NY), Brought to Bed, 2006, found vintage doll bed, machine & handsewn bed coverings, 12.5”h x 12.5”w x 18”l, unique. Courtesy of the Cynthia Sears Artists' Book Collection.
Shu-Ju Wang, Passport, 2024, Polyester landscape fabric, cotton and polyester, plant roots, laser print, handmade paper, hand and machine sewn, 7.5”h x 6”w x 2.5”d closed, 7.5”h x 132”w open, Unique, Commissioned by the Cynthia Sears Artists' Books Collection for Crossing the Line: The Passport Reimagined.
Jul 3, 2026 - Sep 20, 2026
Bainbridge Island Museum of Art
550 Winslow Way E 
Bainbridge Island, 
WA 
98110
Handwork Week at BARN instructors: Alisa Banks, Jonathan Evison, Randi Purser, Richard Parrish, Ricardo Ruiz, Brian Gillespie, Suzanne Williams, Daniel Winterbottom, Jeff Oens, and Melinda West. Provided by Handwork Instructors/Randi Purser photo by Sue Larkin

Handwork Week at BARN

Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network (BARN)
Apr 26, 2026 -
May 1, 2026
Workshops + Courses
Large cast concrete Tetrapanax Leaf by David & George Lewis. Little and Lewis, The Last Tetrapanax, 2005, cast concrete, 43” sq. Private collection.

David & George Lewis: Deeply Rooted

Bainbridge Island Museum of Art
Mar 6, 2026 -
Jun 7, 2026
Exhibitions + Shows
Artist Book by Aimee Lee. Aimee Lee, Unity (Version 4), 2024, acrylic on paper, pen on milkweed bast hanji, 8.75" x 5.1" x 1.75” closed, 11” wide open. Courtesy of the artist.

Aimee Lee: Tethered

Bainbridge Island Museum of Art
Mar 6, 2026 -
Jun 7, 2026
Exhibitions + Shows
Glasswork by Stephanie Tayengco inspired by time as a resident at Bloedel Reserve on Bainbridge Island. Stephanie Tayengco (Poulsbo, WA), Regeneration (Nurse Log Vessels), 2025, borosilicate glass, potting soil, and moss, Courtesy of the Artist, photo by Dasha Moore

Crafting Futures: Emerging Artists Invitational

Bainbridge Island Museum of Art
Mar 6, 2026 -
Jun 7, 2026
Exhibitions + Shows
Wearable art in silver and iron holder by master metalsmith, Heikki Seppä. Heikki Seppä (1927-2010, Finland/Bainbridge Island, WA), Iron Heart, 1973, blackened iron, sterling silver, BIMA Permanent Art Collection, Gift of Laurie A. Lyall, Photo by CB Bell

Heikki Seppä: Master Metalsmith

Bainbridge Island Museum of Art
Oct 2, 2026 -
Jan 31, 2027
Exhibitions + Shows
Basket work by Joe Feddersen. Joe Feddersen, "Phoenix", 2023, Twined waxed linen, 7 1/2"h x 6 1/2"d, BIMA Permanent Art Collection

Indigenous Craft

Bainbridge Island Museum of Art
Jul 3, 2026 -
Sep 20, 2026
Exhibitions + Shows
Kristin Tollefson (Bainbridge Island/Tacoma, WA), "Bulb and Bloom", 2005, steel wire and plastic beads, Sears-Buxton Collection, Promised Gift to BIMA, photo by CB Bell

Pratt Fine Arts Center @50

Bainbridge Island Museum of Art
Oct 2, 2026 -
Jan 31, 2027
Exhibitions + Shows
"Following Freedom" by Laurie Darby. Laurie Darby, "Following Freedom", 2025, Relief and Letterpress, published by Women's Studio Workshop.

Booking: Artists’ Books by Black Artists

Bainbridge Island Museum of Art
Oct 2, 2026 -
Jan 31, 2027
Exhibitions + Shows